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About Parasi Village

Parasi is a mid sized village in Shahnagar tehsil, in the district of Panna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 976, made up of 490 males and 486 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.41 hectares hectares.

Parasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Panna
Tehsil Shahnagar
Area (hectares) 276.41 hectares
Population 976
Male Population 490
Female Population 486
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasi compares

By the 2011 count Parasi is the 42nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 276.41 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Parasi

Parasi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parasi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parasi from other places

Parasi lies about 70 km from Panna, and the nearest railway station is Patohan, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Parasi
Tehsil headquarters Shahnagar 20 km
Nearest railway station Patohan 20 km
Nearest town Murwāra 38 km
District headquarters Panna 70 km

Villages closest to Parasi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahnagar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Parasi

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasi village had a population of 976. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Parasi village has 490 males and 486 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasi has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Parasi covers 276.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parasi falls under Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parasi is Patohan, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parasi.

Parasi is about 70 km from Panna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasi is in Shahnagar tehsil of Panna district. Shahnagar is about 20 km away. Patohan is about 20 km away. Murwāra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaura (1.6 km), Kharra (3.3 km) and Sunpura (3.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Parasi today is likely to be higher.

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